Samsung recently published a One UI 5 stable release schedule for eligible Galaxy smartphones and tablets through the Samsung Members app in its home market of South Korea. However, the company didn’t reveal the rollout timeline for its second fan edition smartphone— the Galaxy S21 FE.
Now, Android 13-based One UI 5.0 test builds for the Galaxy S21 FE have been spotted on the company’s servers, which suggests the firmware is currently being tested internally (via Samsung One UI Software Updates). It is reported that the stable update for the smartphone will be released sometime next month (November). But there’s no official confirmation about the same.
The flagship Galaxy S21 series received its fair share of One UI 5.0 beta updates but, for some reason, Galaxy S21 FE was not a part of the beta testing. Android 13 will be the first major OS upgrade for the smartphone because Samsung delayed its launch and shipped it with Android 12 out of the box. S21 Fe is eligible for four major upgrades in total.
If we talk about the update itself, One UI 5.0 brings several improvements and new features. It comes with some design improvements and brings minor enhancements to Material You’s wallpaper-based system color schemes and the ability to change app icon colors based on wallpapers. Palette. The update also introduces new app icons for the company’s native apps.
Further, the animations are said to be smoother but don’t expect any drastic changes. Users can now customize their lock screen and add more wallpapers. In addition, One UI 5.0 will let users set a different call background for each contact. The company also added new stacked widgets on the Home Screen.
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